What is CVE-2020-5964?A high-severity flaw in Windows, explained.
CVE-2020-5964 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) in Windows from Microsoft, published on 25 June 2020. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.3%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.
Published 25 June 2020. Record last updated 21 July 2021. We keep this page's data up to date.
What is CVE-2020-5964? In plain terms.
An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the service host component, in which the application resources integrity check may be missed. Such an attack may lead to code execution, denial of service or information disclosure.
What kind of flaw is it?
- CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
How an attack on it works
Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.
- Where an attacker can beAlready on the device
- How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
- Login needed firstAn ordinary user account
- Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker getsCan read data, change data and take it offline
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is CVE-2020-5964 being exploited? Not that we know of.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
Timeline
- Published
- Record last updated
CVE-2020-5964 scores 46. Action: Plan remediation.
We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:
- Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
- How severe it isStrong factor
- How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
- Threat activity around itSmaller factor
85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.
When CVE-2020-5964 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.
See your own ranked list →Who is affected by CVE-2020-5964? 10 products.
The published record lists 10 products from 2 vendors. Versions are shown as published: "390 to before 392.61" means from 390 up to, but not including, 392.61. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.
- Operating system
Windows
by Microsoft
Affected versionsversion not specified - Operating system
Nvs Firmware
by Nvidia
Affected versions390 to before 392.61418 to before 426.78440 to before 443.18450 to before 451.48 - Operating system
Quadro Firmware
by Nvidia
Affected versions390 to before 392.61418 to before 426.78440 to before 443.18450 to before 451.48 - Operating system
Tesla Firmware
by Nvidia
Affected versions418 to before 426.78440 to before 443.18450 to before 451.48 - Hardware
Geforce
by Nvidia
Affected versionsversion not specified - Application
Geforce Experience
by Nvidia
Affected versionsbefore 3.20.4 - Operating system
Geforce Firmware
by Nvidia
Affected versions450 to before 451.48 - Hardware
Nvs
by Nvidia
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Quadro
by Nvidia
Affected versionsversion not specified
How do I fix CVE-2020-5964? Four steps.
- Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
- Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisories and patch notes first in the list.
- If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
- Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.
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NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the service host component, in which the application resources integrity check m...
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CVE-2020-5964 is a high-severity flaw in Windows from Microsoft, published on 25 June 2020. An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.
It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2020-5964 is 46 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
For Windows from Microsoft: version not specified. The record lists 10 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.
Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.